diff --git a/utils/vscode/src/extension.ts b/utils/vscode/src/extension.ts
index 0295136d39cc..e53e3f5d9ccf 100644
--- a/utils/vscode/src/extension.ts
+++ b/utils/vscode/src/extension.ts
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 
   const clientOptions: LanguageClientOptions = {
     documentSelector: [
-      { language: 'carbon' },
+      { scheme: 'file', language: 'carbon' },
     ],
   };
 
diff --git a/utils/vscode/tsconfig.json b/utils/vscode/tsconfig.json
index 3e21c6c5704d..74872e0a1550 100644
--- a/utils/vscode/tsconfig.json
+++ b/utils/vscode/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "module": "commonjs",
+    "module": "node16",
+    "moduleResolution": "node16",
     "target": "es2020",
     "lib": ["es2020"],
     "outDir": "out",